cowpea
/ˈkaʊpiː/noun
cowpea is spelled C-O-W-P-E-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cowpea means “Any of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cowpea is cowpeas.
How many letters and syllables are in cowpea?
| Letters | 6: C-O-W-P-E-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cowpea?
Cowpea appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cowpea?
- /ˈkaʊpiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cowpea
- cowpeas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cowpea mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cowpea come from?
From cow + pea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).